USPTO Patents Application 10790200

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Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application

Japanese Language Declaration
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As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:

My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated
next to my name.

I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name
is listed below) or an original, first and joint inventor (if plural names
are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which
a patent is sought on the invention entitled

SYSTEM-UPDATING METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM
ADOPTING THE METHOD

The specification of which is attached hereto unless the following
box is checked:

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as United States Application Number or
PCT International Application Number

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(if applicable).

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of
the above identified specification, including the claims, as amended
by any amendment referred to above.

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I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to
patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 1.56.

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Washington, DC

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Prior Foreign Application(s)

2003-339487
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I hereby claim foreign priority under Title 35, United States Code,
Section 119 (a)-(d) or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent
or inventor's certificate, or 365(a) of any PCT International application
which designated at least one country other than the United States
listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box,
any foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate, or PCT
International application having a filing date before that of the
application for which priority is claimed.

Priority Not Claimed

30/September/2Q03

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I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, Section
1 19(e) of any United States provisional application(s) listed below.

(Application No.)

(Filing Date)

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I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, Section
120 of any United States application(s), or 365(c) of any PCT
international application designating the United States, listed below
and, insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of this
application is not disclosed in the prior United States or PCT
International application in the manner provided by the first paragraph
of Title 35, United States Code Section 1 12, I acknowledge the duty
to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1.56 which became
available between the filing date of the prior application and the
national or PCT International filing date of application.

(Status: Patented, Pending, Abandoned)

(Status: Patented, Pending, Abandoned)

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I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
knowledge are true and that all statements made on information
and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements
were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the
like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such
willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application
or any patent issued thereon.

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PTO/SB/106(5-00)
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Japanese Language Declaration

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POWER OF ATTORNEY: As a named inventor, I hereby appoint

the following attorney (s) and/or agent(s) to prosecute this

application and transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office

connected therewith. (list name and registration number).

Donald R. Antonelli, Reg. No. 20,296; David T. Terry, Reg. No.

20,178; Melvin Kraus, Reg. No. 22,466; William I. Solomon,

Reg. No. 28,565; Gregory E. Montone, Reg. No. 28,141;

Ronald J. Shore, Reg. No. 28,577; Donald E. Stout, Reg. No.

26,422; Alan E. Schiavelli, Reg. No. 32,087; James N. Dresser,

Reg. No. 22,973 and Carl I. Brundidge, Reg. No. 29,621.

Send Correspondence to:

Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

Suite 1800, 1300 North Seventeenth Street

Arlington, Virginia 22209

Direct Telephone Calls to: (name and telephone number)

Telephone: (703) 312-6600

Fax:(703)312-6666

Full name of sole or first inventor

Keisuke HATASAKI

Inventor's signature Date"

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Residence

Kokubunji, Japan

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Citizenship

Japan

Post office Address

c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group,

New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan

Full name of second joint inventor, if any

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Citizenship

Post office Address

(Supply similar information and signature for third and subsequent

joint inventors.)

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